Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Santolina
Shrub·Santolina viridis
Full sun
Sun
Low
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 6–9
Hardiness
Green Santolina (Santolina viridis) is a shrub. It grows best in full sun and has low water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs little water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–8
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Prefers sandy, loamy soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (medium)
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Shrub layer
Height30–60 cm
Spacing60 cm (min 45 cm)
Root depthMedium
Width60–90 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seeds, cuttings
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0